Frederick john osmond and robert holden housman



(No Model.)

F. J. OSM'OND 8v R. H. HOUSMAN.

TOE CLIP FOR PBDALS.

Patented Oct; 12,1897.

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FREDERICK JOHN OSMOND AND ROBERT HOLDEN HOUSMAN, OF MOSELEY, ENGLAND.

TOE-CLIP FOR PEDALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,685, dated October12, 1897.

Application filed December 1, 1896. Serial No. 614,126. (No model.)

Place, Moseley, in the county of WVorcester,

England, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Toe-Clips for Pedals, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a new and improved toe-clipattachment, the construction being such that the toe-clip can beadjusted on the pedal to suit the conditions required and is susceptibleof lateral swinging motions while in actual use. This object isaccomplished in the manner and by the means hereinafter described andclaimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view of the pedal provided with our improvedtoe-clip. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the pedal, looking at one of theside plates or foot-pieces or foot-rests; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinalcentral sectional view showing the toe-clip in position.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use ourinvention, we will now describe the same in detail, referring to thedrawings, wherein the letter a indicates the barrel of the pedal, and co the side plates, which are rigidly connected with the barrel, asusual, and are constructed with slots extending longitudinally of theside plates, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The approximately-horizontal base-plate 2' of the toe-clip is formed orprovided with the overhanging guard 'i, and at the rear end portion thebase-plate 't' is constructed with a series of perforations i suitablyspaced apart and preferably arranged in alinement, as best seen inFig. 1. The base-plate 11 is extended through the longitudinal slots ofthe side plates 0 c and lies above the barrel a. The rear end portion ofthe base-plate 2' is designed to engage, by any one of the perforations2' with a rigid pin 0 projecting from one edge of the slot in the sideplate 0', whereby the toe-clip can be adjusted to suit the foot of therider or the conditions required. The actual length of the toe-clip isfixed by the engagement of the rigid pin a with one of the perforations1' and speaking with respect to this pin it is possible to lengthen orshorten the toe-clip. The toe-clip when engaged by one of itsperforations 2' with the rigid pin 0 is susceptible of lateral swingingmotion on the'pin as a center, which is advantageous in the actual useof the device.

It is preferable to provide each of the side plates 0 and c with a rigidpin, as 0 so that the toe-clip can be applied to the pedal withoutregard to which side of the latter is uppermost.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- The combinationwith a pedal having longitudinally-slotted side plates, one of which isprovided with a projecting pin, of an adj ustable toe-clip insertedthrough the slotted parts of the side plates and having a plurality oforifices any one of which can be engaged with the aforesaid pin, for thepurpose of adjusting the toe-clip to suit the rider, substantially asdescribed.

FREDERICK JOHN OSMOND. [1,. 5.] ROBERT HOLDEN HOUSMAN. [L. s] Witnesses:

RICHARD SKERRETT, ARTHUR JOHN POWELL.

